Flight Reliability
F9 1473 · Frontier Airlines
Philadelphia → Tampa (PHL–TPA)
78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 10 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 160 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 AM departure wins.
F9 1473 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 AM.
Saturdays have been rough.
F9 1473 arrived on time 89% of the time on Sundays and just 74% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the PHL–TPA route average.
F9 1473 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 74% across the PHL–TPA route.
Better than the Frontier Airlines network average.
F9 1473 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 73% across the Frontier Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon82%(34 flights)
- Tue—(4 flights)
- Wed—(4 flights)
- Thu88%(25 flights)
- Fri81%(37 flights)
- Sat74%(23 flights)
- Sun89%(28 flights)
- 3–6 AM88%(69 flights)
- 6–9 AM75%(60 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(21 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(5 flights)
72%
Feb
Jun 100% → Feb 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 100% | 21 |
| July 2025 | 80% | 20 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 17 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 17 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 11 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 18 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 11 |
| January 2026 | 60% | 15 |
| February 2026 | 72% | 18 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 155
- Months covered
- 11
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 160 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.